72 Hardy Ornamental Shrubs 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Montaigne, 
2 CHOICE NEW LILACS 
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NEW FRENCH LILACS 
Montaigfne (D). Very large clusters; pink¬ 
ish mauve. 
Julien Gerardin (D). Deep, rich cobalt blue. 
Pres. Iiouhet (S. D.). Red-violet buds, ting¬ 
ing bright blue. 
Ruliin von Horstenstein (D). Mammoth 
flowers, much branched ; brilliant lilac, from 
deep red buds. 
Violetta (S). Dusky violet-blue; in inch¬ 
wide, 8-petaled florets. 
Waldeck-Rousseau (D). Great trusses; 
lilac, rose and white. 
2 to 3 feet, One of Each, by 
75c each. W Express Collect, 
The Most Fragrant Mock Orange. 
LILACS [Syringa] 
Vulgaris Purple. Most suitable for tall hedges and shade. 
Mail size, 25c ; 5 for $1.00. 
Each 
10 
2 to 3 feet . 
$0.30 
.45 
$2.50 
3 to 4 feet . 
4.00 
Vulgraris White. Very tall, fragrant and slender. 
2 to 3 feet . 
.40 
3.50 
3 to 4 feet... 
.65 
6.00 
Josikaea (Hungarian Lilac). Stout erect growth, dark shin¬ 
ing leaves, and purple flowers in June. 
Persian Purple. Medium growing with slender branches 
and narrow leaves; a choice foundation subject. 
Villosa. Dwarf growth ; broad leaved; pinkish lilac flowers in 
long loose panicles. 
Three Kinds Above: 
2 to 3 feet . 
3 to 4 feet . 
lEachl 10 
$0.40j$3.50 
.56 5.00 
Sweginzowi Superba. Tall, erect; recently introduced from 
Eastern Asia. Blooms even on very young plants and pro¬ 
duces its annual crop of flowers with great freedom in May 
or June. Flesh pink on reverse, white inside, with distinct 
carmine-red throat. Greatly admired where known. 
2 to 3 fe>st, 50c. 3 to 4 feet, 70c. 
French Named Lilacs Pf f^^^ted flower types in form, 
j ^olor and size. We offer a fine 
assortment of named kinds (following), bush shaped, all 
colors. 
1^ to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
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Each 
10 
$0.45 
.60 
$4.00 
5.00 
.80 
7.50 
—Alphonse Lavallee (D). Broad panicles, violet-blue. 
—Belle de Nancy (D). Great panicles of satiny rose-white. 
—Charles Joly (D). Dwarf; violet and wine-purple. 
—Charles X (S). Fine clusters of lilac flowers, slightly violet. 
—Gloire de iLorraine (S). Dwarf. Splendid large trusses ; 
crimson pink in the bud, opening out to clear mauve. 
—La Tour d’Auvergne (D). Of notable strong growth; 
flowers large, violet-purple. 
—Michael Buchner (D). Dwarf and stocky. Delicately beau¬ 
tiful trusses of pale lilac color. 
—Mme. Abel Chatenay (D). Beautiful globular buds like 
Lily-of-the-Valley, reluctantly opening up, but eventually a 
massive truss ; snow white. 
—Mme. Leinoine (D). Pure white. 
—Negro. Single. Loosely built, long panicles with deep tube 
and wide bells ; heavy violet overcast with wine-red. 
—Obelisque (D). Full, compact clusters; the globular buds 
opening prettily ; pux'e white. 
—President Carnot (I>). Distinctly separate narrow petals 
in wide-open flowers; pale blue and white, the large clusters 
being particularly charming when in the stage of alternating 
open flower, and deep toned damask bud. 
—President Grevy (D). Slender tube and scapes of rosy 
mauve, the open face a prettily contrasting shade of bright 
blue. 
—'Souv. de Ludwig Spaeth. Single. Darkest of the blues 
—a deep purplish shade—in long panicles. 
—Viviand-Morel (D). Intermingled blue and white petals, 
reverse deep purplish rose. 
PmLADELPHUS [Mock Orange] 
One of the best shrubs, the taller growing sorts largely used 
for hedges. The flowers are very profuse, similar to strawberi'y 
blossoms but larger, white with usual creamy tinge and prom¬ 
inent yellow stamens; mostly fragrant. 
Aureus (Golden Syringa). Valuable for contrastive grouping, 
the best medium golden leaved shrub. 
|Each| 10 
15 to 18 inches . 
18 to 24 inches . 
$0.35 
$3.00 
.45 
4.00 
.$0.35j$3.00 
.451 4.00 
Bouquet Blanc. Close set bunches of double flowers ; each 
branch a veritable bouquet; one of the best types for me¬ 
dium height hedges. |Each| 10 
18 to 24 inches 
24 to 30 inches 
Coronarius. Blooms in May, in very graceful sprays; tall, 
slightly scented. 2 to 3 feet, 30c. 3 to 4 feet, 45c. 
Glacier. The flowers are double, snow white, produced in 
thick clusters of eight or more, giving the effect of one 
enormous double flower. Medium. 
2 to 3 feet, 45c. 3 to 4 feet, 60c. 
Lemoinei erectus. Erect, fine leaved, slender stemmed, about 
4 to 5 feet high. Creamy white flowers in June, with a dis¬ 
tinct permeating fragrance. 
V/j to 2 feet, 30c. 2 to 3 feet, 45c. 
Norma. 8 feet. The single flowers are of great individual size, 
strung freely along full length of upright stems ; white with 
pale gold stamens. 2 to 3 feet, 35c. 3 to 4 feet, 60c. 
Virginal bush grows moderately tall, with good foli- 
•—' age and compact habit. The flowers are the larg¬ 
est, handsomest, most sweetly fragrant, and with longest 
blooming season, of any known variety. You will now find 
it occupying more corners in front of porches and house 
foundations than any other shrub ; its character, persistent 
bloom and exquisite scent adapting it to that purpose. 
to 2 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
|Each 
10 1 
1$0.25 
$2.00 
1 .45 
4.00 
1 .60 
5.50 
Mail Size: 
30c ^ch; 
4 for $1.00. 
